soup kitchen
noun
: an establishment dispensing minimum dietary essentials (such as soup and bread) to the needy
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Unhoused people often migrate to cities where services like shelters, soup kitchens and outreach are grouped, officials say, leading to the misperception that homelessness is a city problem.
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
Our parents were very much plugged into charitable work at the soup kitchen.
—Lauren Green, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
In 2024 and again in 2025, Redman brought his bill seeking to narrow the language in state code and remove many of the remaining exceptions, like for crisis counseling or soup kitchens.
—Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026
Caudill first sued the City of Oakland Park in June 2016, alleging that the city’s fines and efforts to shutter the soup kitchen violated his and the church’s religious freedom under the Florida Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
Our parents were very much plugged into charitable work at the soup kitchen.
—Lauren Green, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
In 2024 and again in 2025, Redman brought his bill seeking to narrow the language in state code and remove many of the remaining exceptions, like for crisis counseling or soup kitchens.
—Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026
Caudill first sued the City of Oakland Park in June 2016, alleging that the city’s fines and efforts to shutter the soup kitchen violated his and the church’s religious freedom under the Florida Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
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“Soup kitchen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soup%20kitchen. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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